Today I’m sharing a collection of flower pictures I took in my Mom’s yard on April 8. Tulips, daffodils, and Mother’s Day Peony are included in this collection. I have so many flower pictures to share. And so many more to take.
The theme of RED did fire the passions of a few people as there were a healthy amount of submissions for RED this week. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Micky Augustin Carla Stensland Christopher… Read More »WPC – WEEK 300 – RED
Here is another collection of images from the Stenslands 2020 family photo shoot: There is one more collection of images from this photo shoot left to share!
Back in February, it was freezing cold. I got together with Logan to take a picture for THE WEEKLY PHOTOCHALLENGE theme of WIND. Basically we boiled some water. Put some food coloring in it. Went outside and he threw it up over his head. Here are some of the outtakes:… Read More »I Set My Mind to Wandering
I’ve always been a fan of peonies. They have very bold and striking colors, but the real reason why I love them is that the way peonies bloom is that ants eat the outside leaves. Releasing the flower contained inside. About 4 years ago, but maybe 5 and possibly 3,… Read More »Years in the Making
This is the final collection of images of the trip I took to Audubon and Guthrie Counties with my Mom to harvest their town signs. All of these pictures are taken in either Audubon or Gray. Audubon Gray I know that this is the second straight day with a mention… Read More »Audubon and Guthrie County Auxiliary Images: Vol 3
Despite last Monday being a holiday and a shorter week for some people, there were still a fair amount of submissions for WORDS. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Kim Barker Linda Bennett Tamara Peterson… Read More »WPC – WEEK 299 – WORDS
Here is another collection of images from the 2020 Stensland Family Photo Shoot: There are a couple more collections from this photo shoot left to share.
There is a wide collection of images in the folder 2010-09-06. Some are of Jen and Derrick when she was pregnant with Evie. The others are from a Labor Day cookout I hosted at my house for the family. Also, some pictures of a toad I found in my backyard.… Read More »2010-09-06
Here is the second collection of auxiliary images I took while harvesting the town signs of Audubon and Guthrie County with my Mom. The thing is that none of these pictures were taken in Guthrie County and the biggest chunk of them was taken in Shelby County. That is #roadtriplife.… Read More »Audubon and Guthrie County Auxiliary Images: Vol 2
When we left off, I had just won 1st Place in Black and White and 3rd Place in Color at the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest, but had been completely rejected by the Iowa State Fair for the 4th year in a row. Whatever I was selling, the judges were not… Read More »My (Sad) Photo Contest History – 2
Recently I’ve been working on an organizational project as I prepare to get rid of a bunch of things in Boone’s annual Citywide Cleanup in a couple of weeks. Part of this has been organizing every (almost) picture that I have entered in a photo contest, both physically in a… Read More »My (Sad) Photo Contest History – 1
I did return to THE SELFIE PROJECT in May. I’m not sure I travelled many places, but I did manage to leave Boone a couple of times. Here are some of my favorites from May: May 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 May 3, 2021 May 4, 2021 May 6, 2021… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2021
Despite the busy holiday weekend, a handful of stalwart photographers managed to submit an image for UP IN THE AIR. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Elizabeth Nordeen Micky Augustin Kio Dettman Kio Dettman Kio… Read More »WPC – WEEK 298 – UP IN THE AIR
Harvesting the town signs of Audubon and Guthrie County was one the last road trips I took with my Mom. I took lots of pictures that day, so I’m going to break it up into at least two posts. All of today’s pictures were taken in Guthrie County: Panora Guthrie… Read More »Audubon and Guthrie County Auxiliary Images: Vol. 1
This post is a collection of some macro (mostly) pictures I took across February. Most are of an icicle, but a couple are of a lilac bud from my lilac bush. I might get into the history of those lilacs at some point, but not today. And of course, a… Read More »Macrocicle
There weren’t many pictures in the folders 2010-08-25, 2010-08-26, and 2010-08-30 so I combined them with the folder 2010-08-29. Most of the pictures are from a baby shower Sara and I (she really did all the work) for Jen and Derrick when Jen was preggers with Evie. There are also… Read More »2010-08-25, 2010-08-26, 2010-08-29, and 2010-08-30
Clarke County includes Murray, Iowa. The Murray town sign was the last town sign I harvested on the last road trip I took with my Mom. I recently returned to Clarke County to get the one town sign I was missing. Here are some facts about Clarke County: + The… Read More »Town Sign Project: Clarke County
Adair County includes Orient, Iowa. The Orient town sign was one of the town signs I harvested on the last road trip I took with my Mom. I had already taken pictures of most of the town signs in Adair County before going there recently to take pictures of the… Read More »Town Sign Project: Adair County
This is the final collection of pictures I’m sharing from the photo shoot with Alexis shortly before she gave birth to Anela. However, she doesn’t appear in any of these pictures. These are all pictures of big brother Kanoa. I still have a collection of Anela pictures and several collections… Read More »Alexis Prego Cuatro
The folder 2010-08-23 is absolutely stuffed to the gills. There are so many images in there I almost considered breaking it up into a couple posts, but decided against it. There are pictures in there from a trip to the Iowa State Fair and pictures of Jen and Derrick when… Read More »2010-08-23